Mercer University
Southern Conference Championships
Mercer Men's Golf Concludes Season at Final Day of SoCon Championship
4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
PINEHURST, N.C. – The Mercer University men's golf team wrapped up the 2015-16 season with the third and final round of the SoCon Championship on Tuesday. The Bears shot their best score of the tournament with a 300 (12-over) in the final 18 holes. The tournament was held at Pinehurst No. 9, a Jack Nicklaus Signature course.
MERCER LINEUP RESULTS
|
NAME |
ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 |
ROUND 3 |
TOTAL |
PLACE |
|
72 (E) |
79 (+7) |
78 (+6) |
151 (+13) |
T-25th |
|
|
77 (+5) |
78 (+6) |
76 (+4) |
155 (+15) |
T-27th |
|
|
79 (+7) |
79 (+7) |
73 (+1) |
158 (+15) |
T-27th |
|
|
82 (+10) |
79 (+7) |
73 (+1) |
161 (+18) |
T-34th |
|
|
75 (+3) |
87 (+15) |
82 (+10) |
162 (+28) |
39th |
|
|
TEAM TOTALS |
303 (+15) |
315 (+27) |
300 (+12) |
618 (+54) |
8th |
THE BEARS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer's final score of 918 (54-over) placed the team in eighth in the SoCon field. The Bears final round was the best of the championship for the team. ETSU won the SoCon title with a total score of 12-over after the 54 holes of play. UNCG placed second with a 13-over and Furman came in third at 15-over.
MERCER SPOTLIGHT
A pair of underclassmen led the Orange and Black in the final round of the tournament, as sophomore Jerry Ren and freshman Hayes Rule each fired a 73 on Tuesday to finish 1-over par for the day. Ren totaled a team-high five birdies, with four coming on the front nine. Ren had a stretch of three consecutive birdies on holes 1-3. Rule was consistent in his round, totaling two birdies, three bogeys and 13 pars.
COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"The guys competed well today as all the teams shot around the 296-300 range. Jerry and Hayes had solid rounds for us. We were able to make some more birdies today and we avoided carding high numbers on holes."
MERCER NOTABLES
- The Bears totaled 13 birdies on Tuesday, with Ren posting a team-high five birdies, the most of any Mercer player in a round at the 2016 SoCon Championship.
- Bogdanovich played the par 3s as well as anyone over the three days, tying for the best score of 2-under on the holes.
- Ren finished the tournament with a team-best nine birdies over the 54 holes of play.
Players Mentioned
